2023
Emergency general surgery verification: Quality improvement and the case for optimal resources and process standards
Coleman J, Davis K, Savage S, Staudenmayer K, Coimbra R. Emergency general surgery verification: Quality improvement and the case for optimal resources and process standards. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 96: e1-e4. PMID: 37678150, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryEmergency surgical interventionDay of surgeryAcute care surgeryPublic health burdenQuality Improvement ProgramPostoperative complicationsCare surgeryHospital admissionIll patientsSurgical interventionFormal quality improvement programHealth burdenGeneral surgeryPatient careCare deliverySurgeryPrograms/servicesField of traumaOutcomes researchPatientsAdmissionHospitalNational databankPractice standards
2020
Mapping the increasing interest in acute care surgery-Who, why and which fellowship?
Gayed BN, Zarzaur BL, Livingston DH, Chiu WC, Davis KA, Tisherman SA, Alam HB, Spain DA. Mapping the increasing interest in acute care surgery-Who, why and which fellowship? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 88: 629-635. PMID: 32320176, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgerySurgery of TraumaPractice patternsCare surgeryFellowship typeClinical interestSurgical critical careFellowship yearDifferent fellowshipPrimary clinical interestAmerican AssociationFisher's exactCritical careLevel IVPearson χFellowship program directorsTrauma surgeryResponse rateSurgeryOperative experienceFellowship pathwaysTrauma trainingMost fellowsRecent traineesFellowship choicesTube thoracostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: guidance and recommendations from the AAST Acute Care Surgery and Critical Care Committees
Pieracci FM, Burlew CC, Spain D, Livingston DH, Bulger EM, Davis KA, Michetti C. Tube thoracostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: guidance and recommendations from the AAST Acute Care Surgery and Critical Care Committees. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2020, 5: e000498. PMID: 32411822, PMCID: PMC7213907, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000498.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) emergency general surgery guidelines gap analysis
Schuster K, Davis K, Hernandez M, Holena D, Salim A, Crandall M. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) emergency general surgery guidelines gap analysis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30768554, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryEGS diseasesSmall bowel obstructionAcute care surgeryCommon disease statesAAST gradeAmerican AssociationBowel obstructionAcute cholecystitisTrauma gradeCare surgeryAcute pancreatitisAdditional researchGeneral surgeryDisease processPatient careSurgeryLiterature searchDiseaseDisease statesAdditional literature reviewLow-quality researchDiagnosisInitial gap analysisThorough assessmentMacroeconomic trends and practice models impacting acute care surgery
Bernard A, Staudenmayer K, Minei JP, Doucet J, Haider A, Scherer T, Davis KA. Macroeconomic trends and practice models impacting acute care surgery. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2019, 4: e000295. PMID: 31058241, PMCID: PMC6461137, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency general surgeryElective surgeryCritical careCritical care codesAcute care surgeonsAcute care surgeryCare delivery modelsOperative case volumeSignificant healthcare needsCare surgerySurgeon satisfactionInpatient carePractice modelTrauma surgeonsGeneral surgeryCase volumeSurgeryCare codesACS surgeonsHealthcare needsPopulation agesSurgeonsAvailable surgeonsCareProfessional revenueThe Economic Footprint of Acute Care Surgery in the United States
Knowlton LM, Minei J, Tennakoon L, Davis KA, Doucet J, Bernard A, Haider A, Scherer L, Spain DA, Staudenmayer KL. The Economic Footprint of Acute Care Surgery in the United States. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30589750, PMCID: PMC6433481, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgeryEmergency general surgeryACS patientsClinical Modification diagnosisInpatient populationInternational ClassificationAdult ACS patientsNon-surgical patientsHealth care utilizationHigher mean costSurgical critical careNonoperative conditionsACS diagnosisAdult patientsPatient characteristicsCare surgeryCare utilizationAdult admissionsEGS conditionsInpatient costsInpatient hospitalizationCritical careGeneral surgeryMean costPatients
2016
Fellowship training in Acute Care Surgery: from inception to current state
Davis KA, Jurkovich GJ. Fellowship training in Acute Care Surgery: from inception to current state. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2016, 1: e000004. PMID: 29766052, PMCID: PMC5891699, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2016-000004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Challenging Issues in Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery: A Report From the Critical Care Committee of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Napolitano LM, Fulda GJ, Davis KA, Ashley DW, Friese R, Van Way CW, Meredith JW, Fabian TC, Jurkovich GJ, Peitzman AB. Challenging Issues in Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery: A Report From the Critical Care Committee of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2010, 69: 1619-1633. PMID: 21150539, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182011089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical critical careAcute care surgeryCritical care servicesCritical Care CommitteeCritical careCare surgeryCare CommitteeCare servicesAcute care surgery fellowshipAdult critical care servicesSurgery of TraumaCritical care fellowsShortage of intensivistsCritical care traineesSurgical intensivistsSurgeryTrauma fellowshipInternal medicineSurgery fellowshipIntensivistsCareTraumaHealthcare systemNational dataSurgeonsAcute care surgery in evolution
Davis KA, Rozycki GS. Acute care surgery in evolution. Critical Care Medicine 2010, 38: s405-s410. PMID: 20724873, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181ec55c8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgeryAcute surgical conditionsCare surgerySurgical conditionsGeneral surgeonsEmergency general surgeryAcute care surgeonsSurgery of TraumaSurgical critical careEmergency care accessCritical careCare accessGeneral surgeryTimely careSurgeryTrauma surgeryAvailability of surgeonsSurgeonsCare demandsPatientsAmerican AssociationCareEmergency callsSpecialtiesTrauma
2007
Pitfalls of Implementing Acute Care Surgery
Kaplan LJ, Frankel H, Davis KA, Barie PS. Pitfalls of Implementing Acute Care Surgery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2007, 62: 1264-1271. PMID: 17495734, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318053dfd8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryAcute care surgeryCare surgeryGeneral surgeryEmergency general surgery careClinical care programsGeneral surgery careCritical care surgeonsCritical care practiceMEDLINE literature searchSurgery serviceSurgery careCommunity hospitalPhysician extendersSurgeryCare programFirm recommendationsCare practicesLiterature searchResident staffingOperative scheduleMajor meetingsNational presentationsPractice paradigmCurrent practice